V. I.

Lenin

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TELEGRAM TO ARTHUR HENDERSON [1]

The Russian Socialist Government regrets inability to participate in the Allied Socialist Conference as being
contrary to the principles of Internationalism. We object
to division of the working class according to Imperialist
grouping. If British Labour agrees to Russian peace aims,
which are already accepted by the Socialist parties of the
Central Powers, such division is still more unwarranted.